A Change in the Weather

You may have noticed that it’s been pretty difficult to complain about the weather this week. Bright sunshine and seasonable, comfortable temperatures with low humidity have been the main weather headlines. Couple that with budding trees and multi-colored perennials all around, and it’s simply been picture-perfect.

Unfortunately, that’s all about to change, and it’s just in time for graduation weekend for many local colleges, including the University at Albany, Siena, and St. Rose. A slow-moving upper-level low will approach from the west starting tomorrow. This will bring an increase in clouds tomorrow and Saturday, followed by widespread showers Sunday through a good portion of next week. There will be breaks in the rain at times; we’re not expecting several days of non-stop rain, but the weather will certainly be quite a bit more gloomy than what we’ve been experiencing lately.

The embedded figure is the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center’s forecast of total precipitation (in inches) from today through Tuesday. Note the maximum of nearly three inches forecast for portions of northern New York. Again, the steadiest precipitation should occur Sunday and after.